Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in Championship 26/27

The most valuable defenders in Championship in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

T. Crama of Millwall is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 78.7, and A. Ahmed leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: T. Crama has improved his Season rating most, up +40.9 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, T. Crama of Millwall is the most valuable name in this group at 47.8.

Millwall · 24/25→25/26

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Millwall · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	T. Crama Full-back	Millwall	24	47.8	62192%	7973.3%
2	L. Miller Full-back	Blackburn	26	36.6	3024.4%	5924.4%
3	K. Ramsay Centre-back	Charlton	25	34.2	3625.3%	6329.2%
4	J. Ngakia Full-back	Watford	25	33.9	323.3%	642.9%
5	A. Ahmedhodžić Centre-back	Burnley	27	32.6	3444.2%	5817.3%
6	S. Sambo Centre-back	Burnley	25	32.2	348375%	617.6%
7	C. Hughes Centre-back	Hull City	22	32.2	43145.5%	7211.9%
8	J. Tchamadeu Full-back	Stoke City	22	30.4	2428.4%	649.2%
9	L. Morrison Centre-back	QPR	23	30.3	113.7%	585.7%
10	A. Phillips Centre-back	Middlesbrough	21	30.2	33±0%	733.9%
11	A. Ahmed Full-back	Norwich	25	30.1	1318.1%	6460.9%
12	A. Doughty Full-back	Millwall	26	29.6	1937%	585.7%
13	George Christopher John Pratt Full-back	Blackburn	22	29.5	7	59
14	N. Eile Centre-back	Bristol City	24	28.8	1443.9%	5932.1%
15	J. Todibo Centre-back	West Ham	26	28.6	2118.1%	6812.4%
16	Kieran Morgan Full-back	QPR	20	28.4	120.9%	653.6%
17	S. Bueno Centre-back	Wolves	27	28.3	235.7%	6512.1%
18	L. Krejčí Centre-back	Wolves	27	28.2	2121.1%	6612.5%
19	C. Taylor Centre-back	Millwall	23	27.9	39±0%	69±0%
20	A. Mbengue Full-back	QPR	24	27.9	31±0%	67±0%
21	Daniel Edward Peter Imray Full-back	Wrexham	23	27.7	944.7%	4819.1%
22	Juan Larios Full-back	Southampton	22	27.6	21836.4%	5814.7%
23	H. Matthews Centre-back	Portsmouth	22	27.6	7133.3%	57±0%
24	N. Mendy Centre-back	Hull City	22	27.4	30±0%	80±0%
25	K. Hoever Full-back	Wolves	24	27.3	780.7%	6614.5%
26	K. Adamson Centre-back	QPR	23	26.6	4±0%	55±0%
27	J. Quarshie Centre-back	Southampton	22	26.5	91720%	6221%
28	Zak Norton Sturge Full-back	Millwall	22	26.5	36±0%	70±0%
29	João Henrique Full-back	QPR	20	26.5	87500%	626.9%
30	N. Galves Centre-back	West Brom	23	26.4	2610.2%	681.3%
31	Billy Dawson Koumetio Centre-back	Charlton	23	26.3	1313.4%	42±0%
32	C. O'Riordan Centre-back	Blackburn	22	26.3	479.7%	5568.1%
33	E. Baggott Centre-back	Millwall	23	26.1	188.4%	5632.3%
34	M. Dia Centre-back	Portsmouth	22	26	5	5690.1%
35	T. Devlin Centre-back	Portsmouth	22	26	43±0%	68±0%
36	N. Djiga Centre-back	Wolves	23	25.8	3624.7%	528.9%
37	Hugo Bueno Full-back	Wolves	23	25.8	27±0%	79±0%
38	M. Conway Centre-back	Bolton	22	25.7	34±0%	51±0%
39	R. Alebiosu Full-back	Blackburn	24	25.4	31±0%	68±0%
40	D. Møller Wolfe Centre-back	Wolves	24	25.3	13±0%	71±0%
41	J. Tchatchoua Centre-back	Wolves	24	25.3	12±0%	74±0%
42	M. Pollock Centre-back	Watford	24	25.3	19±0%	65±0%
43	F. Seriki Full-back	Sheffield Utd	24	25.2	28±0%	68±0%
44	G. Campbell Centre-back	West Brom	25	25	379.4%	662.5%
45	H. Burrows Centre-back	Sheffield Utd	24	25	24±0%	72±0%
46	K. Keben Full-back	Watford	22	25	14±0%	64±0%
47	M. Jacob Centre-back	Hull City	25	24.9	519.5%	543.9%
48	L. Brunt Centre-back	Bolton	25	24.9	8±0%	55±0%
49	B. Powell Full-back	Blackburn	20	24.9	0	59
50	C. Sichenje Centre-back	Charlton	22	24.9	581.5%	5540.9%